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Mike Peterson
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Cartoons critic, history buff, retired editor, reporter, business and education writer. Amateur dog walker.
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Don't read this in front of witnesses, but come join Bruce MacKinnon, Clay Jones, Dave Granlund, Dave Whamond, Guy Body, Jimmy Margulies, Joel Pett, Kirk Anderson, Michael Ramirez, Steve Cousineau & special guest Herblock
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CSotD: Some Innocent Chit-Chat
Margulies makes an excellent connection between people exiled to countries with which they have no connection and people who are experiencing the same disorienting thing without having to move at all....
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October 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Women as warriors in America, and as the wounded in college. Come join Adam Zyglis, Bill Bramhall, Jesse Duquette, Kevin Kallaugher & special guest stars Louis Dalrymple & Thomas Nast
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CSotD: The Warriors and the Wounded
Kal wrote a piece about depicting democracy in the form of strong women, the top cartoon here being from four years ago, the second being current.I like the basic concept, but prefer the second becaus...
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October 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Sick chick on the patio, Daddio! Grab some sauce and join Andertoons, Arlo & Janis, Barney & Clyde, Dark Side of the Horse, Jeremy Banx, Joy of Tech, Megan Herbert & Moderately Confused
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CSotD: Morning Frivolity
Thought I’d better get this Banx cartoon in before he has to change the sign over the door. though I suspect making the sign politically correct won’t change the gag.I could, of course, have run it la...
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October 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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A Series of Unfortunate Events, as seen through the pens of Clay Bennett, David Rowe, Deflocked, Jeff Stahler, Mike Luckovich, Nick Anderson, Schott & Sharon Murdoch
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CSotD: Come to the Talent Roundup
Sometimes there a story so ridiculous that people say “The jokes write themselves.” But Eric Schmitt (R-Mo)’s questioning of Jack Smith was so breath-takingly asinine that he left very little for the ...
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October 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Overthinking cartoons can keep you up at night. Prove it, along with Alison Bechdel, Dave Whamond, Frazz, la Cucaracha, Mike Lester, Paul Berge & Steve Kelley
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CSotD: Overthinking Things
I understand Sunday’s strip, but I don’t get it. That is, I’m sure kids enjoyed having their cell phones in class, but I haven’t heard a lot of complaints from kids in the states that have banned them...
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October 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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September 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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The matter of the Cornell 7 is another chapter in an ancient, avoidable story. Come consider things along with Benjamin Slyngstad, BevComics, Dennis Goris, Jeffrey Koterba, Kyle Bravo, Rose Anne Prevec & Zapiro
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CSotD: Cartoons and the Cornell 7
The matter of the Cornell 7 is the sort of viral issue that offers a chance to discuss a critically important issue, but also offers the chance to go spinning off the rails and use the specific issues...
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September 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Straight talk about a divided nation, as seen through the pens of Ann Telnaes, Bill Bramhall, Chris Slane, Christopher Downes, Clay Bennett, Daniel Boris, Gary Varvel, JD Crowe, Jeff Stahler, Mike Lester, Nick Anderson & Angel Boligan
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CSotD: Ignorance is Strength
It’s lovely to think that, when a candidate makes a promise of “no new taxes,” the audience will respond by thinking of all they’d have to give up to make that promise true.Slane is being sarcastic, a...
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September 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Catch up on things to start your week, with the help of Barney & Clyde, Cornered, First Dog on the Moon, Kyle Bravo, Moderately Confused, Mr Boffo, Pearls Before Swine & Trevor Spaulding
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CSotD: New Week, Same Stories
First Dog points out that, indeed, the whole world is watching. That wouldn’t be so bad if we were some obscure country nobody really cared about, so they could watch what we’re up to, snicker and shr...
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September 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Come see how the top tenth lives, along with Ann Telnaes, Barry Blitt, Darío Castillejos, Jonathan Brown, Mike Luckovich, Pat Bagley, Steve Brodner, Ted Rall & Wiley Miller
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CSotD: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Rall suggests that perhaps our national priorities are out of whack, though it might be a better world if they were this openly explained. It would also be a better country if someone, anyone spoke th...
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September 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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I noticed that the New York Times, which I unsubscribed to when they solf-sold Trump, has changed its policy on "gift" articles. You used to be able to read them. Now the NYT tells you: "Someone gifted this article to you. You must allow us to harvest your email address to read it." Ur, no. Go away.
September 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Pour a bowl of Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs and come check out Bliss, Dark Side of the Horse, Dave Granlund, Deflocked, Joe Heller, Kyle Bravo, Paul Noth, Peanuts & Tommy Siegel
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CSotD: Pour the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
I’m glad to have run into this pair in this order, because Heller’s bucked up my spirits somewhat after Granlund’s negative take on election signs. It is indeed fall, and as much as I look forward to ...
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September 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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A round-up of somewhat square news, with the assistance of Ben Jennings, Dave Granlund, Gary Varvel, Guy Venables, Max Espinoza, Mike Smith, Morten Morland, Nick Anderson & Steve Sack
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CSotD: Power of the Press
The banishment of the press has ended, thanks to some solidarity among the press corps and a judge who had apparently read the Constitution. However, as anticipated here yesterday, the boycott cost De...
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September 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Timing matters, today, and for the long-term health of cartooning. Come join Adam Zyglis, Christopher Weyant, Free Range, Grand Avenue, Megan Herbert, Reality Check & Stacy Curtis
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CSotD: Timing, Immediate & Long-Term
As they say, timing is everything. They usually say it about comedy, but it’s obviously a factor in political cartooning and here’s a pair of cartoons that had everything except good timing, and, in t...
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September 24, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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If nobody covers it, did your speech make a sound? Come explore, with Bill Bramhall, David Rowe, Gary Huck, Gary Markstein, Joe Heller, Jonathan Brown, Lisa Benson, Martyn Turner, Michael de Adder, Mike Smith, Nick Anderson, Rick McKee & Steve Kelley
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CSotD: Stop the Presses
It is the elephant, not the president, who hesitates to dive into an empty pool. They’ve followed him faithfully since his first inauguration, but Republicans have been scrubbing their websites of men...
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September 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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A Political Round-up, with the help of Ann Telnaes, Barry Blitt, Dave Whamond, Existential Comics, Ivan Ehlers, John Buss, Marty Two Bulls, Michael de Adder, Morten Morland, Mr Boffo & Steve Artley
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CSotD: Random Rants
I wasn’t going to do any Trump vs. the Press cartoons today, having pretty well exhausted the topic for a while, but Telnaes introduces a new character that cracks me up.The term “work wife” came up w...
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September 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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Dear Leader protects us from hoaxes and fake news! Come peek behind the curtain, with Daniel Boris, James Mellor, Pat Bagley, Paul Duginski, Pedro X. Molina, Rick McKee & Sally Lewis
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CSotD: Another Manic Monday
We discussed Dear Leader’s open warfare on the news yesterday, but it’s hardly a one-day story, and Lewis continues her own coverage, with the additional aspect of men in black removing news companies...
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September 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Dear Leader makes war on the press. Come see it through the pens of Dave Granlund, Dave Whamond, Garth German, Gary Varvel, Glenn McCoy, John Deering, Mike Smith & Rick McKee
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CSotD: Communication Breakdown
We’ve discussed this expression before, but it’s a good starting point for today’s discussion and, besides, it’s so universally misunderstood that it doesn’t hurt to point it out again: First of all, ...
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September 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Laughs, not all of them government approved. Come join the Barn, Brewster Rockit, Charles Beyl, David Sipress, Graham Annable, the Other Coast, Pardon My Planet & Prickly City
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CSotD: Cartoon Carnival
I’m not sure there are any nurses these days who still tell kids a shot isn’t going to hurt. I know my son the nurse is quite honest about it, explaining that, yes, it’s going to hurt, but only for a ...
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September 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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The Canada Geese are ready to fly, and the EU is preparing a nest. Come see their flight, with Amorim, Ann Telnaes, Brendan Loper, Chip Bok, Christo Komarnitski, David Rowe, Graeme MacKay, Michael Ramirez, Morten Morland & Theo Moudakis
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CSotD: Ghosted
News and commentary are full of coverage of Canada’s potential to become the first “associate member” of the European Union, but Loper — who is not a political cartoonust — provides a simple explanati...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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It's a grand day for kvetching, the sun is flying high. Come join the Dogs of C-Kennel, Grand Avenue, Loose Parts, Madam & Eve, Rhymes with Orange, Tank McNamara, the Lockhorns & Wallace the Brave
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CSotD: It’s a Grand Day for Kvetching
Start the day with a very old memory. In first grade, we got straws with our milk and we got butter on small plates on the cafeteria tables. In those days, O Best Beloved, the paper wrappers on straws...
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September 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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The curse of "Interesting Times," through the pens of Ann Telnaes, Enrico Bertuccioli, Glen Le Lievre, Jack Ohman, John Buss, Lar DeSousa, Matt Davies, Max Espinoza, Rick McKee, Steve Sack, Tom Tomorrow & Special Guest Herblock
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CSotD: Interesting Times
There’s not really a Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times,” but we sure do seem cursed with them. I feel particularly sorry for satirists like Tom Tomorrow and Andy Borowitz, who have bui...
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September 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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D'ya think we should do something about AI? Explore it with Bart van Leeuwen, Benjamin Slyngstad, Bill Bramhall, Daniel Boris, Garth German, Joe Heller, John Buss, Matt Golding, Michael de Adder, Paul Duginski, Pedro X. Molina, Rick McKee & Dr. Suess
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CSotD: Thinking Allowed
AI says it’s time to wake up, Golding notes, and that if we don’t, we may not. The people who understand this stuff seem to agree that it’s in real danger of getting out of hand, and in a perfect worl...
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September 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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If you think you're a genius, you probably aren't. Explore the concept with Arlo & Janis, Betty, Bizarro, David Sipress, Edison Lee, F Minus & Rhymes with Orange
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CSotD: The Genius Factor
Here’s an oldie from 2000 which I came across when I was, of course, looking for something else. It was an instant favorite of mine because (A) I had a neighbor who overdecorated at Christmas and (B) ...
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September 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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It's not at all a bribe, but is it at all likely? Come join Daniel Boris, Deb Milbrath, Garth German, Jimmy Margulies, Martyn Turner, Max Espinoza, Morten Morland, Nick Anderson, Pat Hudson & Rick McKee
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CSotD: An Unconventional Convention
Morland sums up Trumpapalooza, which I would point out was the Republicans’ own nickname for their unprecedented midterm convention, not mine. I’d say showing a packed crowd is being particularly gene...
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September 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM